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openSUSE 13.2: 2014:1444-1 Critical: Flash-Player Code Execution Issues

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Calendar Grey November 18, 2014
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial openSUSE security patch for flash-player rectifies multiple vulnerabilities, enhancing overall system protection through focused remedies.
An update that fixes 18 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

flash-player was updated to version 11.2.202.418 to fix 18 security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

- Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2014-0576, CVE-2014-0581, CVE-2014-8440, CVE-2014-8441).

- Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2014-0573, CVE-2014-0588, CVE-2014-8438).

- A double free vulnerability that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2014-0574).

- Type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2014-0577, CVE-2014-0584, CVE-2014-0585, CVE-2014-0586,

CVE-2014-0590).

- Heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2014-0582, CVE-2014-0589).

- An information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited to

disclose session tokens (CVE-2014-8437).

- A heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could be exploited to perform

privilege escalation from low to medium integrity level...

Read the Full Advisory

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow code execution memory corruption important openSUSE flash-player

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 13.2:NonFree:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-683

- openSUSE 13.1:NonFree:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-683

- openSUSE 12.3:NonFree:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2014-683

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List

- openSUSE 13.2:NonFree (i586 x86_64):

flash-player-11.2.202.418-2.11.1

flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.418-2.11.1

flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.418-2.11.1

- openSUSE 13.1:NonFree (i586 x86_64):

flash-player-11.2.202.418-74.1

flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.418-74.1

flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.418-74.1

- openSUSE 12.3:NonFree (i586 x86_64):

flash-player-11.2.202.418-2.100.1

flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.418-2.100.1

flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.418-2.100.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0573.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0574.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0576.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0577.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0581.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0582.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0583.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0584.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0585.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0586.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0588.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0589.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0590.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8437.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8438.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8440.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8441.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8442.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905032

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2014:1444-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2:NonFree openSUSE 13.1:NonFree openSUSE 12.3:NonFree .

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow code execution memory corruption important openSUSE flash-player

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